Is CURLICUES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, CURLICUES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 13 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does CURLICUES mean?
Curlicues is a form of CURLICUE.
- noun
a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles (as formed by leaves or flower petals)
- noun
a short twisting line
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
13
Scrabble
18
Words With Friends
9
Letters
C (3) + U (1) + R (1) + L (1) + I (1) + C (3) + U (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 13 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsListed
Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.
Hooks for CURLICUES
CURLICUES has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the end.
Words you can make from CURLICUES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- curlicue12
- circles11
- clerics11
- culices11
- cercis10
- cercus10
- circle10
- circus10
- cleric10
- cruces10
- cerci9
- ceric9
- circs9
- cusec9
- cruise8
- curies8
- curule8
- lucres8
- relics8
- slicer8
- sluice8
- ulcers8
- ceils7
- cires7
- clues7
- cries7
- cruel7
- cruse7
- cures7
- curie7
- curls7
- curse7
- ecrus7
- luces7
- lucre7
- relic7
- rices7
- slice7
- sucre7
- sulci7
- ulcer7
- ureic7
- ceil6
- cels6
- cire6
- clue6
- cris6
- crus6
- cues6
- cure6
- curl6
- curs6
- ecru6
- ecus6
- ices6
- lice6
- luce6
- recs6
- rice6
- sice6
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